The prime minister has vowed to do “whatever it takes to bring these thugs to justice” as he addressed the nation amid rioting in UK streets. “I guarantee you will regret taking part in this disorder, either directly or those whipping up this disorder online,” Sir Keir Starmer said in a televised address. UK rioting
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Fresh violence in Bangladesh has left dozens dead and hundreds injured as internet services are shut down and a nationwide curfew is imposed. Almost 100 people were reportedly killed on Sunday as student protesters calling for the prime minister’s resignation clashed with police and ruling party activists. The country’s leading Bengali-language daily newspaper, Prothom Alo,
Chairs have been hurled at police and windows smashed as anti-immigration rioters broke into a hotel in Rotherham. Objects including pieces of wood and chairs have been thrown at the Holiday Inn Hotel and at police officers who are lined up in front of the building. At least one injured officer in riot gear was
The founder of Itsu and Pret A Manger is joining the board of Knoops, the fast-growing retailer of chocolate-based drinks. Sky News understands that Knoops, which is in the process of raising £5m to fund its expansion, will announce that Julian Metcalfe – a shareholder in the company – is to become a non-executive director.
This month, the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E gained a new United Auto Workers (UAW) discount. Ford reintroduced the discount on new EV purchases, which can be stacked with other savings offers. Ford offering a $1,500 UAW Discount on 2025 EV models After reaching new labor contract agreements with the UAW last December, Ford introduced
In this article CVX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Gas pumps are seen at a Chevron gas station in Orlando. Paul Hennessy | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Chevron missed second-quarter earnings expectations, hurt by lower refining margins. The oil major also said Friday it is moving its headquarters from San Ramon,
A five-year-old boy has died after a wind gust blew a bouncy castle into the air while children were inside it at a baseball stadium. Emergency services were called to the Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf, in the US state of Maryland, on Friday after the bounce house was lifted “approximately 15 to 20 feet
The Post Office Horizon IT scandal may well be “the worst miscarriage of justice in recent British legal history”. Jason Beer KC, counsel to the inquiry which has been investigating the scandal, did not put it this way lightly. After four hard-fought years, senior executives reduced to tears, and countless heartbreaking stories of the damage
A Russian submarine has been sunk in Crimea, according to the Ukrainian military. Kyiv’s defence ministry said Ukraine had sunk the sub in Russian-controlled Sevastopol, the largest city in Crimea, in an attack on Saturday. The B-237 Rostov-on-Don attack submarine was sent “to the bottom of the Black Sea,” Ukrainian forces added. They also said
It started in Bristol’s Castle Park and this was fairly medieval – a big brawl between two sides drawn up to fight. The counter-protesters were ready in their hundreds, chanting “fascists not welcome”. On the other side a smaller crowd of right-wing protesters, some of whom had been at the football earlier, were shouting “we
US President Joe Biden has said he hopes Iran will back down from threats of retaliation against Israel to avert a serious war in the Middle East. Tensions are rising in the region after Hamas’s top political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran’s capital, Tehran. Iran has pledged to avenge his death, with its
Sir Keir Starmer has told the police they have ministers’ full backing to take “all necessary action to keep our streets safe” from “thugs” who “sow hate” as violent protests erupted across the UK following the stabbing of three girls in Southport. A Downing Street spokesperson said the prime minister had met senior ministers including
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 2, 2024, 08:53 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions The UFC’s event in Abu Dhabi on Saturday on ABC has been a bit overshadowed by last weekend’s festivities in Manchester, which featured two title fights at
The world (and life) moves fast and we humans can only do enough in our lives to keep up with it as best we can. One growing aspect that many are trying to find solutions to in the modern world is how to get to all our daily appointments – work, school, social events –
The Palisades Nuclear Generating Station in Covert, Mich. John Madill | The Herald-Palladium | AP The Palisades Power Plant on the shores of Lake Michigan had become a piece of history, a relic of an era when nuclear energy was viewed as the future. The reactor in Covert, Michigan, about 70 miles of southwest of
Imane Khelif, one of the boxers at the centre of a gender row at the Paris Olympics, is set to win at least a bronze medal following her successful quarter final fight. Khelif secured a second successive victory in the women’s 66kg bout against Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori. She now advances to the semi-finals where,
Olympics superfan and special correspondent Snoop Dogg sported full equestrian kit – hat included – as he watched the dressage in Paris on Saturday. The 52-year-old was driven to the stands at the Palace of Versailles, Paris, on a golf cart while dressed in breeches, a dressage tailcoat and hard hat. His ensemble also included
Donald Trump’s son has told Sky News that any momentum Kamala Harris has in the campaign is because the media has “put her on a fake pedestal”. In a wide-ranging interview at the Trump International Scotland golf course outside Aberdeen, Eric Trump also spoke in detail about the assassination attempt against his father three weeks
TV presenter Laura Whitmore has said she felt “gaslit” by BBC bosses when she first raised concerns about her Strictly Come Dancing experience. The former Love Island host was partnered with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice in 2016, and was the seventh celebrity eliminated from the BBC One show. Fellow Strictly star Amanda Abbington said the
A change of government means comedians at Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival are enjoying “a new host of characters to take the mick out of”. Matt Forde is no stranger to the demands of political comedy, having voiced the likes of Boris Johnson on Spitting Image and appeared panel shows like the BBC’s Have I Got News